LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bad news for job seekers

A couple of weeks ago, President Barack Obama's administration announced a one-year delay in the implementation of the employer insurance mandate. This is the section of Obamacare that requires companies with more than 50 workers to either provide insurance for employees who work more than 30 hours a week or pay a $2,000 penalty.

So what could be behind the delay?

One answer would be that the administration has totally miscalculated the way business operates. Another is that they fully understood how business operates but chose to turn a blind eye when they back in 2010 presented the law to Congress and to the public.

Whatever the correct answer is, they now realize the law is so totally messed up that they want to save themselves from the embarrassment ahead of the 2014 midterm elections and ultimately lose control of Congress.

Here is the problem: In previous economic recoveries, the economy has traditionally produced far more full-time jobs than part-time jobs.

As we approach the original start date of the employer insurance mandate, which was to be Oct. 1, the economy is producing four times more part-time jobs than full-time jobs.

This is very bad news for the millions of people who are looking for full-time jobs and who will instead end up working 30 hours or less. It will also make Obamacare far more expensive than originally envisioned.

The next shoe to drop is a delay in the implementation of the individual insurance mandate. That section of the law is also built on wild dreams, hot air and fantasy.

KARSTEN MALMOS

Medford

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bad news for job seekers

A couple of weeks ago, President Barack Obama's administration announced a one-year delay in the implementation of the employer insurance mandate.